About Us
Company Overview
Company Information
IDEAPOST Inc. aims to solve social challenges through business, providing hands-on support for new business planning and the realization of various ideas.
- Established
- May 2016
- Directors
- 4
- CEO
- Yuta Hirayama
- Offices
- Tokyo / Nagoya / Osaka / Fukuoka
Leadership
Founder & CEO
Yuta Hirayama
Yuta Hirayama is an ecosystem builder connecting universities, startups, local governments and international organizations. His work focuses on innovation projects that bring together startups, cities and industry, including new business development, startup ecosystem initiatives and smart city programs. Drawing on his experience at the World Economic Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Japan, he has built international networks across North America, Europe and Asia in the fields of startup ecosystems, smart cities and innovation districts. He currently advises local governments and private companies and is particularly focused on supporting the commercialization of university-born deep tech and organizing the international conference "Osaka Asia Roundtable," a platform that brings together policymakers and researchers to address urban challenges.
Current Roles & Affiliations
- Advisor to Tsukuba City / Representative Director, Tsukuba Smart City Council
- Project Professor at Osaka Metropolitan University / Visiting Associate Professor at Nagoya University / Part-time Lecturer at Kumamoto University / Part-time Lecturer at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
- Special Researcher at Institute of Systems, Information Technology & Nanotechnologies (ISIT)
- Senior Fellow/Advisor at Fukuoka D.C.
Company History
Founded
Operations temporarily paused as CEO Hirayama joined the World Economic Forum's Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Japan
Operations resumed upon CEO Hirayama's return
Opened offices in Osaka and Fukuoka
Opened office in Nagoya
Website renewal